Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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